120 Minutes First Practice

Team Name
120 Minutes First Practice
Location
Mead Sports Complex
Date
04/02/2018
Start Time
5:30
End Time
7:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 5:15 (BELOW GOLD)
Early Activity Ground Ball Reps – No Throw and Flip stopwatch 5:15-5:30 timer 15 Minutes
Ground Ball Reps - No Throw + Flip is an infield drill used during Station Instruction or as an Early Activity.  One coach can easily entertain an entire...Read More
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PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:30 (BELOW BLACK)
Warm Up Basketball Lines stopwatch 5:30-5:40 timer 10 Minutes
Basketball Lines - Rekindle your inner hoops player and get "on the line."  A simple change-of-direction move to train agility and condition athletes....Read More
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Early Airplane Take Offs stopwatch 5:40-5:45 timer 5 Minutes
Airplane Take Offs is a simple Early Baserunning drill to teach young players an athletic first step movement.  While categorized under the title of...Read More
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Throwing Feet In Concrete stopwatch 5:45-5:55 timer 10 Minutes
Feet in Concrete is a throwing drill typically done as part of the Throwing Progression (a routine to follow while warming the arm up).  Depending on...Read More
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Top to bottom throwing fundamentals, transitioned to full throw
Quick Defense Buffet Drill stopwatch 5:55-6:00 timer 5 Minutes
The Buffet Drill is most effectively run as a Quick Defense drill and combines four movements of baseball athleticism into a fun, quick activity.  Run...Read More
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Shuffle throw, grounder, quick toss, then over the shoulder
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 6:05-6:20 timer 15 Minutes
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 6:20-6:35 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 6:40-6:55 timer 15 Minutes
3 Step Hitting
stopwatch 6:55-7:10 timer 15 Minutes
  WATER BREAK (5min)  
Baserunning Home to First stopwatch 7:15-7:25 timer 10 Minutes
Home-to-First coaches the correct way to run through the first base bag.  As part of Baserunning or Conditioning, this drill can be run near the end...Read More
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Finish Trash Can Toss stopwatch 7:25-7:30 timer 5 Minutes
Trash Can Toss is primarily fun.  The coaching relevance to this drill is a "do or die" play from the outfield.  This means that the winning run is...Read More
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"The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else."

– Lenny Wilkens (HOF NBA Coach)

ACCOUNTABILITY

  •  The unwillingness to quit, the determination to find a solution, or the desire to complete a task. Get it done!
  •  The effort to get the project or task done when the first, second and third tries all go unsuccessful. Think responsibility 2.0!
  •  The champion holds himself accountable for the performance of the group and finds a way to push everyone towards success and accomplishment. Responsibilities can and will change, accountability does not!